Changes to TRICARE Expected in 2024 – DoD Awards $136 Billion TRICARE Managed Care Support Contracts
Here’s the DoD press release:
Here’s the TRICARE article/release:
https://newsroom.tricare.mil/Articles/Article/3254092/changes-to-tricare-expected-in-2024
Here’s the Military Times article:
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All the Posts About Letters to the Board in One Place
It is time to start writing letters to the O6 promotion board, so here are all the posts about letters to the board in one place…
The question most people ask me is answered in these posts:
Should You Send a Letter to the Promotion Board?
Do You Still Need to Send the Above Zone Letter?
The bottom line is:
Pretend that you did not send a letter to the board, the board is over, and you were not selected for promotion. Are you going to be kicking yourself for not sending the letter? If the answer is yes or maybe, then send the letter. As long as you keep it short and sweet, there is no real downside.
Frankly, I think that when officers send letters to promotion boards they are often just making themselves feel better, and there is nothing wrong with that. You want to make sure that when the promotion board results come out, no matter what happened, you feel like you did everything you could to get promoted.
Letters to promotion boards have a new due date. You can’t send them the day before the board anymore:
Letters to Promotion Boards Now Due 10 Calendar Days Before the Board
If you know you are getting out of the Navy and really don’t care about getting promoted, you should read this post:
What is a “Don’t Pick Me” Promotion Board Letter? Why Would You Send One?
Have you been on active duty for less than 1 year? Read this:
How to Be Considered for Promotion if You’ve Been on Active Duty for Less Than 1 Year
You now need to use your DoD ID number and not your Social Security number on letters to the board. Read this:
Use DoD ID Number and Not Your SSN on Letters to the Board
You can now submit letters electronically:
CAPSTONE for MHS Leaders Course – 20-23 MAR 2023 – Virtual
Who: Senior Medical Officers
What: Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute (JMESI) – CAPSTONE for MHS Leaders Course
When: March 20-23, 2022 (Virtual – only 6 seats for Medical Corps)
Course Description: The Capstone Course is designed to be a pinnacle event for recently assigned senior military treatment facility commanders, lead agents, and senior medical department officers in key staff positions who will benefit from exposure to and familiarity with entities that shape the MHS. The course provides participants with exposure to the operations of the various organizations within the Department of Defense, pertinent congressional staffs, and the offices of the three Surgeons General.
Additional details and objectives can be found here:
https://www.health.mil/Training-Center/LEADS/Capstone-Course-for-MHS-Leaders
Prospective applicants should send a CV, BIO, and current position, work address, and phone to CAPT Rhett Barrett NLT 1200 Friday, January 13, 2023.
Director, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) – CAPT/CAPT(s)
JOB OPPORTUNITY – DIRECTOR, ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE – JULY 2023
- Director, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) – President, Uniformed Services University requests Service nominations to fill this full-time position at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. The scope of duties requires an O-6 officer (or selected to that grade) with the background, experience, and character to credibly represent AFRRI and USU within the academic community. The ideal candidate should have a working knowledge of operational doctrine, including health service support and nuclear operations, holds an MD/DO or equivalent graduate degree in a health-related discipline, nuclear physics, or nuclear engineering, and has demonstrated the ability to lead successfully with the academic and operational environments. The assignment is 36 months, and the desired report date is July 2023.
AFRRI Homepage here: https://afrri.usuhs.edu/home
Nomination Package Requirements (specific to each request):
1. Letter of interest from the officer that includes a summary of military and civilian education, assignment history, interest in CBRNE defense, and operations and research.
2. Three references with names and contact information.
Fully completed nomination packages are to be emailed to CAPT Rhett Barrett NLT 1200 EST Friday, December 30, 2022.
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